Our Worries Ahead Of 2023 General Election — Yiaga Africa

• Our worries ahead of 2023 general election — Yiaga Africa

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yiaga Africa, Thursday, expressed worry ahead of the 2023 general elections following some critical issues in the electoral process yet to be addressed urgently and holistically.

The Executive Director, Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, highlighted some of these worries that could impede the electoral process before the 2023 general elections, which include insecurity, political parties upholding tenets of democracy in their primaries, and the controversial Electoral Act Amendment Bill, Vanguard reports.

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“The other issue is the political parties and their primaries, and whether the parties will uphold the tenets of democracy in the nomination of the candidates.

“We are really worried the elections will be determined by the highest bidder and vendor, and the current conversation within the political parties is not about fielding competent candidates who have character, capacity but is about zoning, settling political interest, and it is not about whether individuals have the capacity to provide sterling and excellent leadership that Nigeria requires.

“I am worried that this entire process seems to have reached a gridlock, and the only way we can get out of this gridlock is if the National Assembly and Executive would actually come from one political party, harmonise their positions and resolve the contentious issues with the elimination of the errors and cross-referencing gaps that CSOs have identified.”

“As part of civil society’s contributions to the ongoing reform process, a detailed memorandum was submitted to the leadership of the National Assembly on December 29, 2021. The memorandum highlights the affected sections and specific recommendations for addressing the errors.”

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